Name: Sweden Government Spending
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Government Spending in Sweden increased to 437456 SEK Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 427739 SEK Million in the third quarter of 2025. Government Spending in Sweden averaged 341647.65 SEK Million from 1981 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 437456.00 SEK Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a record low of 259403.00 SEK Million in the first quarter of 1981. source: Statistics Sweden

Government Spending in Sweden is expected to be 437637.00 SEK Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Government Spending is projected to trend around 456463.00 SEK Million in 2027 and 462397.00 SEK Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Asylum Applications	255.00	330.00	persons	Jan 2026
Credit Rating	100.00			Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure	128306.00	202468.00	SEK Million	Jan 2026
Government Budget	-1.40	-1.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Government Budget Value	-32239.00	-127794.00	SEK Million	Jan 2026
Government Debt	1260486.00	1228635.00	SEK Million	Jan 2026
Government Debt to GDP	34.80	34.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Government Revenues	96067.00	75027.00	SEK Million	Jan 2026
Government Spending	437456.00	427739.00	SEK Million	Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP	50.70	50.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure	12040.30	8754.90	USD Million	Dec 2024

Sweden Government Spending

Government Spending refers to public expenditure on goods and services and is a major component of the GDP. Government spending policies like setting up budget targets, adjusting taxation, increasing public expenditure and public works are very effective tools in influencing economic growth.